How well do you parent in your home?
Perceive: After two full years, enough time has passed that most involved would have forgotten Tamar’s incest rape by Amnon but not Absalom. During this time Absalom devised a well laid out plan for murder. He manipulates the king with an invitation to a celebration. Apparently, Absalom gambled that David would decline his gracious invitation to join him in what would be a joyful occasion. Had David accepted the invitation, he would have had to wait longer to kill his half-brother. David declines the invitation, and Absalom asks for Amnon to take his father's place. Not fully certain of Absalom’s motives, David sends Amnon and all his sons as a means of security for Amnon. Upon Absalom’s order, his servants wait until Amnon is intoxicated and then they strike him down. All the other king’s sons mount their mules and flee as fast as they can.
Practice: David reaps what he has sown in his life. His sons are doing things to each other that also bear a reaping and sowing. Absalom succeeded in deceiving Amnon with similar tactics that Amnon deceived Tamar. And like Amnon, he deceived his father into ordering another of his children into a trap. David was lax in his discipline and disengaged as a parent. He knew the law regarding incest (Leviticus 20:17), and he knew the law for murder (Leviticus 24:17), yet he did nothing! His children reflect his parenting skills.
Pray: Great and merciful God, help me walk with You in how I discipline as a father and a grandfather.
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
Practice: David reaps what he has sown in his life. His sons are doing things to each other that also bear a reaping and sowing. Absalom succeeded in deceiving Amnon with similar tactics that Amnon deceived Tamar. And like Amnon, he deceived his father into ordering another of his children into a trap. David was lax in his discipline and disengaged as a parent. He knew the law regarding incest (Leviticus 20:17), and he knew the law for murder (Leviticus 24:17), yet he did nothing! His children reflect his parenting skills.
Pray: Great and merciful God, help me walk with You in how I discipline as a father and a grandfather.
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
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